Corey King is a singer/songwriter from Alliance, OH. Aside from performing with his band, Corey is also a show host on ArtistFirst Radio, where he interviews musicians and other artists. The Cold Water blog intends to inform readers about local,
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Corey King is a singer/songwriter from Alliance, OH. Aside from performing with his band, Corey is also a show host on ArtistFirst Radio, where he interviews musicians and other artists. The Cold Water blog intends to inform readers about local, regional and national music news and events.

Is the hiring of Rob Chudzinski as the new Cleveland Browns' head coach a good hire?

I don't know, but I liked the things he had to say at his introductory press conference Friday morning.

He seems to get it.

As a kid, he donned his Browns' helmet in his hometown of Toledo, pretending he was tight end Ozzie Newsome.

He sat outside in the snow and watched Cleveland games on TV through the window to make it feel like he was in the Dawg Pound.

He even ate dog biscuits.

I like that passion.

When it appears a number of candidates rebuffed the Browns in their coaching advances, Chudzinki wanted the job.

Badly.

“It’s a dream come true, almost unbelievable in a lot of ways,” Chudzinski said.

This is Chudzinski’s third stint with the Browns. He coached Cleveland’s tight ends in 2004 and was the team’s offensive coordinator in 2007-08. In his first season calling plays, the Browns went 10-6 and had four players make the Pro Bowl, but fell short of the postseason.

That's the last time the Browns' offense was relevant.

“Rob was very decisive,” Browns' owner Jimmy Haslam said. “‘This is how I’m going to do things. I’m an offensive guy, but here’s my role on defense. Here’s my role on special teams. Here are the type of people I would bring in as coordinators, here are the type of coaches.’ It was just very definitive.”

That and his love of the Browns got him the job.

In his 44 years, Chudzinski certainly understands Cleveland’s passion for football.

He also understands the pain the fans have endured felt from Red Right 88 to The Drive to The Fumble and The Move.

“I wouldn’t have missed this opportunity for anything in the world,” he said in coming back to Cleveland. “To bring back the pride, the passion, the success this franchise has had in the past, I want to be part of that.”